Crop Dusting in Lodhran, Pakistan

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Crop Dusting in Lodhran, Pakistan

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Hi All,

For those of you who may have not seen the following set of photos from the September 2000 crop dusting at the Mustehsan Farms, I am posting some pictures whose originals I have lost over the years.

The farm is located 10 KM North East of Lodhran, Punjab. The aircraft shown is AP-ZAX, an ultralight on lease from Askari Aviation (Private) Limited which operated out of the farm's makeshift 1,500 foot airstrip.

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wow, thats very nice . what is the registration of this machine ?

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i wonder even it is registered....
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riz wrote:wow, thats very nice . what is the registration of this machine ?

AP-....................

i wonder even it is registered....
Mentioned in the post above, AP-ZAX
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oh ...k ... i didnt see that ....
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Pakistan civil aircraft registration series AP-Z** is reserved for ultralight aircraft, here's data related to AP-ZAX from old CAA website Pakistan aircraft register:

Aircraft Registration: AP-ZAX
Registration Date: January 26, 2000
Organization/Operator: Askari Aviation (Pvt) Ltd. Rawalpindi
Aircraft Type: Ultralight
Construction Number: 00154
Year Built: 1997
Number of Engines: 1
Engine Type/Model: Rotax 582
Engine Thrust/Power: 48 kW (64 hp)
Maximum Take Off Weight in Kilograms: 500
Category: Aerial work
Number of Seats: 02 (in photos looks like AP-ZAX accommodated one person only)

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Hi Abbas,

The aircraft is certified for two (2) persons. In the photos, the rear seat assembly was temporarily replaced with the aerial spray kit. The aerial spray tank occupies the rear seat area in the photos.

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^ Thank you SM for the info :thumbs_up:

Btw, Pakistan civil aircraft register updated on July 30, 2008 posted on official CAA website >>here<< does not include AP-ZAX which probably means aircraft's airworthiness certificate expired or perhaps it was damaged beyond repair in some accident.

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Funny how a small crowd seems to have gathered for the "event". People on foot, on motorbike... :)
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very interesting set of pics. thanks for the share......
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Recently, I had a chance to re-scan these photos with a newer scanner for some other purpose and thought I should post them here as well.


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very interesting shots; crowd seems to be enjoying the activity around :)
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The crew looks to be foreign!
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TAILWIND wrote:The crew looks to be foreign!
Yes, the crew was of East European / Russian origin.
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